Solomon C. Striffler

1882 - 1966  (84 years)

• Name	Solomon C. Striffler  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Jan 1882	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Nov 1966	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 3]
  Burial	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	On his Form SS-5, application for a Social Security Account Number, Solomon Striffler listed his address as Rt. #1, Cass City, MI. His date of birth was given as Jan. 18, 1882, Tuscola County, Michigan, and he listed his age at his last birthday as 72. His father was listed as Christofer Striffler, and mother as Mary Rummel. His occupation was shown as self employed farmer. His SSN was 362-38-3574. Cass City Chronicle Vol. 32, Number 43 Cass City, Michigan, Friday, January 21, 1938 Page Four In honor of Solomon C. Striffler's birthday, Mrs. Striffler entertained at dinner Tuesday night, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Striffler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Patterson, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Helwig and son, Clark. W. D. Striffler is a brother of the honor guest and Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Helwig are sisters. Cass City Chronicle November 24, 1966 Final Services for Solomon C. Striffler, 84, lifelong resident of the area, died Saturday, November 19, in Hills and Dales Hospital where he had been hospitalized for a month. Mr. Striffler, a retired farmer, had been in ill health for a year. Born in Cass City January 18, 1992, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Striffler. He and Miss Mary BUEHRLY were married in Cass City June 29, 1910, and they made their home in Elkland Township. Mrs. Striffler died December 30, 1963. Mr. Striffler was a life member of Salem EUB Church, Cass City. Survivors included two sons: the Rev. Russell Striffler of Des Moines, Iowa, and Delvin Striffler of Caro; two sisters, Mrs. Edward HELWIG of Cass City and Mrs. Barbara GRIFFIN of Alhambra, California and four grandchildren. Little's Funeral Home had charge of arrangements and final services are to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the EUB Church. The Rev. Ira Wood, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Elkland cemetery. (Research):1910 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland Twp Enumerated 16-18-19 of April 1910 By John A. Benkelman SD 8, ED 112 Sheet No 1 B 17-18 Striffler, Solomon C Hd M W 28 S Mich Ger Germany France Germany Home Farmer Striffler, Chris? Father M W 82 M1 52 France German France German France German Striffler, Mary Mother F W 72 M1 8/6 Ger Germany Ger Germany Ger German 1930 Census Michigan, Tuscola County, Elkland, ED 12 Striffer, Solomon C Hd M W 48 M @ 28 Mich Alsace-Lorraine Germany Farmer Striffer, Mary L Wife F W 40 M @ 23 Mich Germany Germany Striffer, Delvin L Son M W 14 Michigan Michigan Michigan Striffer, Russell C Son M W 7 Michigan Michigan Michigan
  Person ID	I16163	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian Striffler,   b. 8 Dec 1827, Kirberg, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, Imperial Territory Of Alsace-Lorraine, Elsa?-Lothringen, Germany d. 6 Feb 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria "Mary Anna" Rommel,   b. 8 Dec 1837, B?nzwangen, Donaukreis, W?rttemberg, Germany d. 31 Oct 1911, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1856	White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
  Family ID	F5028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Magdalene Buehrly,   b. 19 Jun 1887, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 30 Dec 1963, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1910	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Delvin Leonard Striffler,   b. 29 Jun 1915, Michigan d. 6 Sep 1967, Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan (Age 52 years)   2. Rev. Russell Clare Striffler,   b. 26 Aug 1922, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 14 Sep 2019, Arden Hills, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 97 years)
  Photos		Striffler, Solomon and Mary (Buehrly) This was likely taken at or near the time of their June, 1910 marriage in Cass City
  Family ID	F5229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jan 1882 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Marriage - 29 Jun 1910 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 19 Nov 1966 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Live Wire Bible Class of the Evangelical United Brethern Church Sunday School, Cass City Michigan, ca 1917 FRONT ROW, l to r, Grant McConnell, class leader; UNKNOWN Clergyman, UNKNOWN class member, William Schwegler, Sam Helwig, George Burg SECOND ROW, l to r, Hattie Helwig McConnell, Janet "Jennie" Gardner Buehrly, Minerva Helwig Sherman, Mary Buehrly Striffler, Mary Mark Buehrly THIRD ROW; l to r, Alma Striffler Schenck holding her baby Ruth, Lena Helwig Jaus, Lillian Striffler Ricker, Minnie Jesse Benkelman, Mary Schwegler Jaus, Jacob Hiller. Note: Alma Striffler Schenck's three year old son, Donald, was said to be asleep in the Model T Ford just to the left of the group at the time this photo was taken FOURTH ROW: l to r, Elsie Buehrly, Mary Striffler Helwig, Cora Helwig Klinkman, Laura McConnell Hiller, Alice Ross Schwegler, Mary McLellan Joos, Ed Helwig FIFTH ROW, l to r, Art Ricker, Erwin Kercher, Ed Buehrly, Harvey Klinkman, UNKNOWN Class Member, Fred Buehrly, Fred Joos TOP ROW, l to r, Sol Striffler, Clayton Schenck, Fred Jaus, William Ackerman, Sam Jaus It appears that at least 33 of the 36 adults in this Sunday School class were directly related, through either blood or marriage, to the Striffler, Benkelman and Helwig families who emigrated together from Erie County, New York to Tuscola County, Michigan beginning in the 1860's. PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.
  		Striffler, Uncle John's Farm The family gathered at Uncle John's farm to harvest a particularly large pine tree on March 8, 1905. The tree was 112 feet tall and 4 feet, 7 inches in diameter. Written on the back of the photo, in handwriting not familiar to Maggie Battel Bethel who received the photo from her grandmother's collection, are the names Fred Schaf, Albert Striffler, David Striffler, Solomon Striffler, Uncle John Striffler, younger boys Stanley, Paul and Will Bien, and Frank Striffler (l to r). Several unknown men are pictured as well. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU CAN HELP US BETTER IDENTIFY EACH PERSON PICTURED. Please also note that Uncle John had two nephews names Solomon, one the son of his brother Jacob and the other the son of his brother Christian. It is not known positively WHICH Solomon Striffler was present at this event.

  
  

  Documents

  Striffler, Solomon C. Application for a Social Security Account

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, March 26, 1954 (Reliability: 3). [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 27, September 4, 1967 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, January 2, 1964 (Reliability: 3).